Basic Math Skills Lesson 6: Writing Mixed Numbers in Simplest Form p. 63

Writing Mixed Numbers in Simplest Form 0 Often, the answers to fraction problems will be mixed numbers that are not in their simplest form. You will need to rename these mixed numbers in their simplest form, a whole number and a reduced proper fraction.

Example

Another Example 0 6 5/15…. The 6 stays the same, now we need to decide what number will go into both 5 and 15 0 The number 5 will go into both 0 5 /5 = / 5 = 3 0 So our answer will be 6 1/5